How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development

How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development – Dr. Annette Bosworth discusses how alcohol and drugs change the adolescent brain affecting mood and memory.

Ranking the 2013 Hall of Fame candidates: No. 15, Rafael Palmeiro

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In addition to the obvious necessities (i.e., each player's ranking and name, positions played/role filled, teams toiled for, years played, notable traditional stats), we're also listing each player's year on the ballot (candidates fall off the BBWAA …
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Diseases of poverty remain sorely overlooked : Nature News Blog

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In the coming decade, the ratio of neglected disease treatments to other drugs might not be as miniscule, as long as funding persists for recently launched initiatives like DNDi, which contributed to the increase in medicines between 2000 and today …
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Study: Half of People Shot By Police Every Year Are Mentally Ill

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… of county jail inmates have mental health issues. In the U.S., there are more mentally ill behind bars than in hospitals or treatment centers, as the mentally ill are three times more likely to be imprisoned than hospitalized. … few options for …
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